Understand your rights and find out what your legal obligations are as a landlord.
There are a number of things to consider when letting out your property. It is important to understand what your responsibilities are and what do do if things go wrong.
We ask landlords to support our commitment to ending homelessness in the city. If you have tenancy issues, please contact early.intervention@brighton-hove.gov.uk and we will work with you to try to help resolve the problems and avoid the tenancy ending in an eviction.
The How to let guide contains important information which will help you to understand what responsibilities you have as a landlord, which will help you create a positive relationship with your tenant.
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 provides guidance for tenants, landlords, letting agents and local authority enforcement officers by explaining how the Act affects them.
Landlords must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England. Check your tenants’ right to rent.
From 1 April 2018, the MEES regulations have required landlords to comply with a minimum energy efficiency standard in their rented properties. Find out what you must do to comply with energy efficiency standards in your rented properties.